Coat hanger



May 4, 1954 L. E. BOHL 2,677,484

COAT HANGER Filed Nov. 6, 1952 INVENTOR Patented May 4, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COAT HANGER Lester 15.130111, New Martinsville, W. Va. Application November 6, 1952, Serial No. 319,094

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to a coat hanger and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts herein described and claimed.

Generally there is provided a coat hanger construction which is adapted to be made from a pair of Wire coat hangers of conventional character to which no claim is made in the present invention except in the combination as set forth hereinbelow. The conventional horizontal cross arms of the wire hanger are interconnected by an elongated plastic plate having an upwardly curved concavo-convex cross sectional area and provided with integrally formed clips for attaching the same to the cross arms of the wire coat hanger. A novel tip is provided for interconnecting the free ends of the hooks of the wire coat hangers so that the same may be used as a single unit or single hook. Various novel features are contained in the device and the device is such that it may be used for hanging coats and the like in better form and at the same time the plate provides a support for trousers so that the same may be suspended thereon for long periods of time without creasing the same transversely as does the single ordinary wire coat hanger.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of the character set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and yet effective and eflicient in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character set forth which readily lends itself to manufacture with simple readily obtained plastic material.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a device of the character set forth, a novel plate forming a part of the invention.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a device of the character set forth, a novel tip forming a part of the invention.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from a reading of the following specifica-tion taken in conjunction with the drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken along line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a tip forming apart of the invention,

Figure 4- is a perspective view of a clip which may be utilized in carrying out the invention, and

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 but illustrating another form the invention may assume.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein a pair of conventional wire coat hangers having the usual hooks I 0, the usual downwardly and outwardly extending diagonal arms H and the conventional horizontal cross arms 12.

In carrying out the present invention two of such coat hangers are utilized, as clearly shown in Figure l and the neck portions of the hooks ID are brought together and may be held together by means of a clip 23 having a body portion I4 and an eye I5 at either end thereof, such eyes being adapted to clamp about each of the neck portions of such hooks iii.

The free end portions of the hooks H] are shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 at It and a conical tip i7 is provided in its base with a pair of openings is adapted to receive such free end portions l6 therein and to thus more securely hold the two hooks Hi together so that they may act as a single hook.

An elongated plate E9 of convexo-concave cross sectional area, as shown in Figure 2, is provided upon each of its longer sides with a series of dependent integrally formed clamp members 2!) which are adapted to engage over the cross arms l2 to securely hold the plate is in position and thus to complete also the unitary character of the assembled device.

If desired, the bottom of the plate [9 may be centrally provided with a series of eyes 2| from which may be suspended clamps 22.

In operation, it will be apparent that a pair of ordinary wire coat hangers may be quickly and easily assembled into the present unit by mounting the conical tip i? over the free end l6 thereof and thereafter clamping the plate H! by means of the clamps 2! upon the two horizontal cross arms 12 of such coat hangers. The thus assembled device will act through its two pairs of diagonal arms l to support coats and the like thereon without forming creases therein while at the same time the plate l9 will act to support trousers thereover without creasing the same in conventional manner. It will also be seen that to more securely hold the pair of ordinary wire coat hangers together the neck portions of the hooks It may be interconnected by one or more clamps I3 as shown in Figure 4 and that the clamps 22 shown in Figure 5 may be utilized, if desired, to support skirts and the like therein.

While only certain forms of the invention have been shown and described herein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that many minor modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising, in combination with a pair of conventional wire coat hangers, each having a hook, a pair of downwardly and outwardly extending arms and a horizontal cross arm extending between the outer ends of said arms, the provision of a hook tip having a base portion with a pair of laterally spaced openings therein receiving and interconnecting together the free ends of said 15 hooks, a plate interconnecting together said horizontal crossarms and extending substantially throughout the full length thereof, said plate having a plurality of integrally formed clamps along each side of the plate for engaging the horizontal crossarms, said plate being concaveconvex in cross-sectional area and having its convex side uppermost.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,009,522 Hunter Nov. 21, 1911 1,429,835 Biener Sept. 19, 1922 2,187,579 Von Knopke J an. 16, 1940 2,472,262 Mullen June 7, 1949 

